Cocopah Now Podcast

Cocopah EPO Border Projects Technician Luis Sanchez and Cocopah Head Start Director Tabatha Novotny talk about teaching children how to make seedlings.

Cocopah Environmental Protection Office Director Jen Alspach, former Miss Cocopah Santana Salazar, and Parks & Rec Administrative Assistant Kat Gibbs reflect on the first Cocopah Earth Day Festival that was held on Saturday, April 20.

More than a dozen college students from around the country toured the Cocopah Museum. For some of them, this was their first time in Arizona, but for most of them, it was their first time visiting a Native American tribe.

Crews started grading the land and installing the framework for a new garden in the playground portion of Cocopah's Head Start facility on the East Reservation. The project will be completed after five phases. The Cocopah Environmental Protection Office and Head Start won a GroMoreGood Garden Grant, totaling $5000. The funding came from The Scotts Miracle-Grow Foundation and the national Head Start Association.

Cocopah Environmental Office Director Jen Alspach, Museum Director Joe Rodriquez and KAWC Reporter Victor Calderon discuss the intersection of history, culture, environmental restoration and journalism.

Cocopah Museum Director Joe Rodriquez talks with Journalist Evan Bourtos about how the Colorado River is central to Cocopah life and culture.

Cocopah Environmental Protection Office Director Jen Alspach and Journalist Evan Bourtis talk about their passion for the environment and educating the public about environmental issues. Jen’s interview will soon be featured on Mongabay.

Cocopah Museum Director Joe Rodriquez and Children's Museum of Yuma County Operations and Education Manager Christine Bryant talk about their shared mission to educate and engage children. The Children's Museum invited Cocopah to set up a display booth on Friday.

Cocopah Environmental Protection Office Director Jen Alspach interviews three Arizona Civilian Conservation Corps crew members who partnered with the tribe on a restoration area on the West Cocopah Reservation. Quinn Bujewski, Emely Inzunza, and Megan Gossen talked about how they were inspired to do this type of work

Cocopah Environmental Protection Office Director Jen Alspach and Cocopah Head Start Teacher's Assistant Alicia Mills talk about engaging students when it comes to learning about nature and the environment. Alspach taught a dozen Cocopah Head Start children how to plant seeds and grow flowers.